6 editor picks in Portland.
Food tour in Old Port
Old Port Culinary Walking Tour from Portland
2 of these places are in Old Port
Portland's street food lives in food trucks, walk-up windows, and counter spots rather than a fixed market. Duckfat Frites Shack on Washington Avenue in East Bayside slings Belgian fries and poutine from its outdoor window, while The Holy Donut on Commercial Street in the Old Port built a following for its Maine potato doughnuts. Mami on Fore Street brings Japanese street snacks to the Old Port.
6 street food places in Portland we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Portland · Street Food across every city.
Try Maine potato donut
The Holy Donut on Commercial Street is the Portland waterfront takeout counter for Leigh Kellis's Maine potato donuts in rotating seasonal flavours.
Try Belgian frites in duck fat
Duckfat Frites Shack on Washington Avenue is the takeout sibling to Duckfat, serving duck fat fries, fried snacks, milkshakes and beer at a shared patio.
Try Maine lobster roll, Connecticut-style with warm butter
Bite Into Maine runs its lobster-roll truck and counter at the Allagash Brewing taproom on Industrial Way, Connecticut-style warm butter on a top-split bun.
Try Japanese onigiri rice balls
Mami on Fore Street, from chef Austin Miller and Hana Tamaki (food truck 2015, brick-and-mortar 2017), runs onigiri, broth bowls and izakaya snacks.
Try Salvadoran pupusas
Tu Casa on Washington Avenue runs a Salvadoran kitchen with hand-made pupusas, curtido, fried plantains and tamales de elote in a tight East Bayside room.
Try Maine Italian sandwich
Amato's on India Street, since 1902 from Giovanni Amato, is the original Maine Italian sandwich shop: ham, cheese, olives, onions and tomatoes on a soft roll.
